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Palin loses (part of) the base

Oops:
Governor, let me ask you about immigration. How many undocumented immigrants are there in Alaska?
I don’t know, I don’t know. That’s a good question.
As governor, how do you deal with them? Do you think they all should be deported?
There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant -there are about […]

Stuck with the Palin Joker

This really is the only card in the McCain deck that has much value now:
Few believe the GOP has any chance to reclaim either chamber of Congress.  But many in the party have sought to keep a brave public face on their prospects. Now, with under a month until  Election Day, McCain’s campaign has apparently decided that there […]

Pots and Kettles

My goodness, this takes some chutzpah:
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin charged into the culture wars Saturday in Pennsylvania, painting Sen. Barack Obama as a radical on abortion rights.
She must think she’s in the mainstream or something.
::shudder::

Some pre-debate thoughts

I’ve been reflecting on Sarah Palin this afternoon.  Given that the overboard reaction to her elevation to the Republican ticket is partly what made me put myself back on the fence for this election, what is it that I hope to learn this evening?
Well… coming off her interviews with Katie Couric, the first thing I’m […]

Some pity for Palin

Reading and watching the slowly-emerging Sarah Palin via rare, much-coveted interviews, I’m growing very sad for her.  It’s been too much, too fast.
She’s been a small town mayor and the governor of a state with unique needs;  she hasn’t spent much time thinking about national or international policy.  And it shows.
There’s a reason she’s been […]